Toolbox Essentials Collection by Nancy McCabe

Hello friends!  I’m thrilled to be back today to share a couple of projects made with the brand new Toolbox Essentials Collection by Nancy McCabe from Spellbinders.  (Check out the entire March release here!)  This collection contains tool-themed dies, stamps, and Glimmer plates perfect for masculine cards, but I wanted to see if I could create three colorful cards with the collection for any recipient.

FEMININE THANK YOU CARD

The All The Tools Die Set is massive and has a die for nearly every tool you can think of.  I cut the hammer, screwdriver, and snips out of Mirror Gold, Pink Sand, and Dahlia Cardstock for a more feminine look for this thank you card.  The sentiment is from the A Cut Above The Rest Sentiments Stamp & Die Set (there are tons of other tool-themed sentiments included!) and I embossed it in gold onto white cardstock before cutting it out with the plaque die in the set.

To create the background, I applied Gold Hot Foil to white cardstock using the Woodgrain Background Glimmer Plate and blended Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Inks over it for a soft ombre look.  Then I popped the tools and sentiment plaque up on top with foam adhesive and added a few Fashion Gold Embellishments to finish it off.

SIMPLE FOILED ENCOURAGEMENT CARD

Next I picked up the Nailed It Glimmer Plate Set and foiled it onto white cardstock in tons of colors before settling on the Satin Navy Hot Foil (as it turns out, this foil has been discontinued but you can get a similar look using the Opaque Black Hot Foil).  I love the way bright green and navy look together, so I trimmed the bottom edge of the panel off with a pair of scissors and blended Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink over it.

Then I trimmed a piece of Cosmic Sky Cardstock to 4″ x 5.25″ and embossed it using the Diagonal Stripes Embossing Folder before adhering it to a top-folding A2-sized white card base with tape runner.  After popping the foiled panel up on top of the card front with foam adhesive, I added a matching foiled sentiment created with the same Nailed It Glimmer Plate Set.  I love this simple masculine card!

COLORFUL NEW HOME CARD

Lastly, I thought the painting tools from the All The Tools Die Set would be perfect on card to send a friend who just bought a new house.  She’s a colorful person, so I needed to make the card colorful too!  I started by cutting the paintbrushes and paint roller from the set out of Mirror Silver, Dune, white, Pink Sand, Raindrop, and Purple Mist Cardstock and assembled them with liquid glue.  To make them stand out from the bright background, I cut white cardstock using one of the circle dies from the Postage Edge Circles Die Set and inked the center of it with Lost Shadow Distress Ink.

To create the background, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4″ x 5.25″, embossed it with the Splatter Embossing Folder, and blended Salty Ocean, Squeezed Lemonade, and Picked Raspberry Distress Ink over it to form a rainbow (overlap the colors in a circle for the complete rainbow).  Then I matted it with black cardstock and adhered it to a top-folding A2-sized white card base with tape runner before adding the focal image on top.  I finished the card off with a cute sentiment from the Tiered Tray Sentiments Stamp Set.

I hope you enjoyed these colorful card projects and thanks so much for stopping by today.  You can shop the Toolbox Essentials Collection now and create your own fun tool-themed cards for any occasion!  Don’t forget to check out the entire March release…I’ll be back soon with inspiration using the other collections soon!

And from now until Wednesday, March 15th you can get this free Cardmaking Kit with any purchase of $150 or more!

Supplies Used:

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All The Tools Die Set
All The Tools Die Set
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Nailed It Glimmer Plate Set
Nailed It Glimmer Plate Set
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A Cut Above The Rest Sentiments Stamp & Die Set
A Cut Above The Rest Sentiments Stamp & Die Set
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Tic Tac Toe Plaid Glimmer Plate
Tic Tac Toe Plaid Glimmer Plate
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Elegant Diamonds Stamp Set
Elegant Diamonds Stamp Set
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Woodgrain Background Glimmer Plate
Woodgrain Background Glimmer Plate
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Splatter Embossing Folder
Splatter Embossing Folder
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Diagonal Stripes Slimline Embossing Folder
Diagonal Stripes Slimline Embossing Folder
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Postage Edge Circles Die Set
Postage Edge Circles Die Set
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Tiered Tray Sentiments Stamp Set
Tiered Tray Sentiments Stamp Set
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Precision Layering A2 A Die Set
Precision Layering A2 A Die Set
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Precision Layering A2 B Die Set
Precision Layering A2 B Die Set
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Precision Layering Mini Slimline A Die Set
Precision Layering Mini Slimline A Die Set
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Precision Layering Mini Slimline B Die Set
Precision Layering Mini Slimline B Die Set
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Opaque Black & White Hot Foil
Opaque Black & White Hot Foil
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Gold Hot Foil
Gold Hot Foil
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Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
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Spellbinders Platinum Diecutting Machine
Spellbinders Platinum Diecutting Machine
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Mirror Silver Cardstock
Mirror Silver Cardstock
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Mirror Gold Cardstock
Mirror Gold Cardstock
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Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
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Pink Sand Cardstock
Pink Sand Cardstock
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Dahlia Cardstock
Dahlia Cardstock
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Raindrop Cardstock
Raindrop Cardstock
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Cosmic Sky Cardstock
Cosmic Sky Cardstock
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Purple Mist Cardstock
Purple Mist Cardstock
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Dune Cardstock
Dune Cardstock
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Picked Raspberry Distress Ink
Picked Raspberry Distress Ink
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Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink
Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink
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Twisted Citron Distress Ink
Twisted Citron Distress Ink
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Mowed Lawn Distress Ink
Mowed Lawn Distress Ink
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Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink
Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink
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Salty Ocean Distress Ink
Salty Ocean Distress Ink
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Wilted Violet Distress Ink
Wilted Violet Distress Ink
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Tea Dye Distress Ink
Tea Dye Distress Ink
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Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
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Lost Shadow Distress Ink
Lost Shadow Distress Ink
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Versamark Ink
Versamark Ink
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Gold Embossing Powder
Gold Embossing Powder
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Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
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Domed Ink Blending Tools
Domed Ink Blending Tools
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Picket Fence Life Changing Brushes - 4pc
Picket Fence Life Changing Brushes – 4pc
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Fashion Gold Embellishments
Fashion Gold Embellishments
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Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
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Tombow Mono Adhesive Runner
Tombow Mono Adhesive Runner
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Foam Squares
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Cutterbee Scissors
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